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Peaceful Cichlids?

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Hi,
I was wondering which cichlid species are peaceful enough to be housed in a 100L community tank with other species such as neon tetras, endler's livebearers, glass catfish, corydoras, peppermint bristlenose and maybe red cherry shrimp (although I realise this probably a bit optimistic to hope for a cichlid and shrimp tank haha). Which cichlids are generally considered the most peaceful species? I am not experienced with cichlids so a peaceful, hardy cichlid would be ideal
thanks!

Those and small apistos are the most obvious choice. Would work best in a reasonably well planted tank. Even then it's about 50% chance that they will scare the excrement out of the glass catfish. Cichlids and shrimps don't mix.

Also... if the fish mentioned above are stocked in sufficiently high numbers I seriously wonder if there's room left for these.

Blue rams used to be hardy, but now many say that they have been so inbred and treated with all kinds of chemicals that they no longer live up to their old reputation. Most apistos do not count as hardy fish due to their sensitivity to hard water and nitrates. From this I would go with either bolivian rams or cockatoo apistos.

That's many different types of fish for a tank that size - hope you're aware that neons and corys enjoy company (schools of 6+) - usually it's advised to have larger groups of schooling fish rather than 1 of this or 2 of that - though many people do that.

Laetacara curviceps are one of the more peaceful dwarf cichlid's as well as others of this familey.

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